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Best D1 Women's Cross Country Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 39 D1 women's Cross Country programs by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across D1 women's Cross Country programs is 81%, with an average graduation rate of 67%, and median earnings around $62,301.
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Programs
39
Avg. Retention
81%
Avg. Grad Rate
67%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$62,301
Top programs
Showing 10 of 39 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$89,363
2
2. Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$109,183
3
3. Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$88,794
4
4. Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
88%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,349
5
5. University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$80,735
6
6. University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,915
7
7. Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
81%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,652
8
8. University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$72,950
9
9. University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
Retention
89%
Grad Rate
74%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,445
10
10. Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,812
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